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PREP GOLF YORK, Pa. -- Liz Breed will try to make a run from behind in the final round of the PIAA girls state golf championship today at Heritage Hills Golf Club. The Waynesboro senior was tied for second after Monday's first round, shooting a 5-over-par 77 that left her three strokes out of the lead. She will try to catch Radnor's Jackie Calamaro, who carded a 38-36 for her 74. Breed, who tees off at 9:20 a.m. in a group which will include Calamaro, had only one birdie.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- New regulations from the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) are changing how student-athletes get physicals. Prior to this school year, students needed to get a physical or recertification before each sports season, Chambersburg athletic director Don Folmar said. Now, they'll have to get one "comprehensive" exam each year, he said. "Starting June 1, they went statewide saying the comprehensive physical is the only physical the PIAA will accept," Folmar told the Chambersburg Area School Board on Wednesday.

PREP WRESTLING Straley eliminated in PIAA HERSHEY, Pa. - James Buchanan senior Derek Straley was eliminated from the PIAA Class AA State Wrestling Tournament on Friday in the second round of the 171-pound consolation bracket at the Giant Center. Straley lost a 10-1 major decision to Mercer's Justin Angermeier, and finishes the season 37-7. BOYS BASKETBALL MDCC All-Star Game North 97, South 81 Broadfording's Devin Gourdine earned MVP honors by scoring 23 points to lead the North.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- A financial crunch has left the Waynesboro Area School District's gymnastics team teetering as if it's on a balance beam. At least one school board member says the gymnastics program costs too much for too few participants, potentially placing it on the chopping block for the 2009-10 budget. That $50 million budget is scheduled to be adopted in its final form next Tuesday. Pat Heefner said she appreciates the success of the gymnastics team, but she said the $3,095 per-pupil cost jumps out at her from budget documents.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The successful seasons of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School baseball and softball teams will be celebrated Monday with a downtown parade, Chambersburg Borough Secretary Tanya Mickey said Tuesday. The Trojans baseball team won the PIAA state championship Friday with a 12-5 win over the Peters Township Indians in Harrisburg, Pa. It was the third state baseball championship for the Trojans during the four-decade career of coach Bob Thomas. The softball team, which won two state championships in the 1990s, fell one run short of a third title under coach Harvey Staver in a 3-2 loss to the Shaler Titans in a game played Friday at Shippensburg (Pa.)

PREP WRESTLING HERSHEY, Pa. - Waynesboro's Brian Lisko won his second-round consolation match over Penn-Trafford's Tom Picarsic 2-1 at the PIAA state championships Friday to stay alive. Lisko is the only area wrestler competing in the state championships. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Joseph's 60, S. Fulton 47 JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Brock Flowers had 15 points, but it wasn't enough as Southern Fulton fell to St. Joseph's in the first round of the PIAA Class A State Playoffs.

andrewm@herald-mail.com If the wrestling season were one big single-elimination tournament, Conrad Myers would be the champion. The Greencastle-Antrim sophomore is the last of the Tri-State's unbeatens. Myers, a 152-pounder, is 25-0. Staying perfect from this point on, however, is the tricky part. Myers isn't the champion of anything yet. But that could change soon. The Blue Devils begin PIAA Class AA postseason action next weekend at the District 3 Section IV tournament.

WASHINGTON, Pa. - Chen Wen Hsien drove in four runs, Lee Chih Ming tossed a five-hitter and Chinese Taipei made the most of only three hits en route to a 5-2 victory over Hagerstown in the first game of the Pony League World Series. Chen, who had two of Chinese Taipei's three hits, broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning off losing pitcher Derek Haines. Lee protected the two-run lead by scatterting five Hagerstown hits, including a double and single by Frank McAllister.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Like any good athlete can do, Kevin Armbruster took a disappointing defeat and turned it into motivation. By his own admission, the Martinsburg senior "messed up" in the West Virginia Region II Tennis Tournament. He finished fourth - below his expectations, but still good enough to make the state tournament. Armbruster took advantage of the opportunity, knocking off a region winner in the first round at states and advancing all the way to the semifinals before bowing out. His run helped earn him The Herald-Mail All-Area Boys Tennis Player of the Year honor.

Greencastle-Antrim secured its spot in the PIAA District 3-AAA softball final with a 3-1 victory over Donegal in Wednesday's semifinals at Carlisle High School. Greencastle (18-6) will face top-seed Twin Valley (24-1) this afternoon at 4:30 at Millersville University. Blue Devils pitcher Elizabeth Ward earned the win after working out of a jam in the seventh inning. Ward retired the first hitter of the inning, but walked Lindsey Mackley, bringing the tying run to the plate.

As ninth-seeded Northeastern celebrated its PIAA District 3-AAA boys playoff win in front of a orange-clad student section - speckled with the emerald green of a few James Buchanan fans - few noticed the Greencastle-Antrim players treading back to their locker room, downtrodden and defeated after their season slipped away. The eighth-seeded Blue Devils had their fans on the edge of their seats like many times this season, but ultimately dropped their first-round game 54-50 to the Bobcats.

PREP GOLF YORK, Pa. -- Liz Breed will try to make a run from behind in the final round of the PIAA girls state golf championship today at Heritage Hills Golf Club. The Waynesboro senior was tied for second after Monday's first round, shooting a 5-over-par 77 that left her three strokes out of the lead. She will try to catch Radnor's Jackie Calamaro, who carded a 38-36 for her 74. Breed, who tees off at 9:20 a.m. in a group which will include Calamaro, had only one birdie.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- A financial crunch has left the Waynesboro Area School District's gymnastics team teetering as if it's on a balance beam. At least one school board member says the gymnastics program costs too much for too few participants, potentially placing it on the chopping block for the 2009-10 budget. That $50 million budget is scheduled to be adopted in its final form next Tuesday. Pat Heefner said she appreciates the success of the gymnastics team, but she said the $3,095 per-pupil cost jumps out at her from budget documents.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. -- Greencastle scored four runs in the third inning to support a strong outing from starter Autumn Appleby, and the Blue Devils advanced to the PIAA Class AAA state finals with a 6-2 win over Trinity on Monday. Meghin Palmer scored the first run of the game by stealing home with the bases loaded in the third. After a Rachel Kline fielders choice and a passed ball plated two more runs, Diamond Byers hit an RBI single to put Greencastle ahead, 4-0. Rachel Statler added some insurance runs with a two-run single in the fourth inning.

PREP GOLF FLEETWOOD, Pa. -- Liz Breed and Kacy Straub emerged from the PIAA Eastern Regional golf tournament Wednesday as state qualifiers. Breed, a junior from Waynesboro, shot a 2-over-par 74 at Golden Oaks to finish in third place, while Straub, a junior from Chambersburg, carded an 81 for 12th place -- one spot under the girls cut line. "Liz played solid and had good looks at birdie putts that just did not find the hole, otherwise she could have been the regional champion," said Waynesboro coach Ryan Henderson.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- New regulations from the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) are changing how student-athletes get physicals. Prior to this school year, students needed to get a physical or recertification before each sports season, Chambersburg athletic director Don Folmar said. Now, they'll have to get one "comprehensive" exam each year, he said. "Starting June 1, they went statewide saying the comprehensive physical is the only physical the PIAA will accept," Folmar told the Chambersburg Area School Board on Wednesday.

NEWVILLE, Pa. -- Greencastle-Antrim's softball team likes making history. Maybe that's because the Blue Devils are getting pretty good at it. Fresh off winning their first-ever PIAA District 3-AAA title last week, the Blue Devils kept rolling with their first-ever state tournament victory, scoring four runs in the fifth inning Monday on the way to a 5-3 triumph over Nazareth Academy at the Heishman Softball Complex. "I just want the girls to not be satisfied," Greencastle coach Jaime Richardson said.